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title: "6 Explain Parents Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [When I was first trying to explain to my parents that I was really a girl, my father didn't know what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/when-i-was-first-trying-to-explain-to-my-parents-that-i-was-really-a/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

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> [“Some things are hard to explain to your parents. Some things are hard to explain, period, but your parents especially are never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/some-things-are-hard-to-explain-to-your-parents-some-things-are-hard/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/john-darnielle-2176_parenting_some-things-are-hard-to-explain-to-your_697993.png)

> [It's hard to explain to my parents what's going on. You can't compare Hollywood with Cuba. I didn't even know I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-de-armas/it-s-hard-to-explain-to-my-parents-what-s-going-on-you-can-t-compare/)

[Ana de Armas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-de-armas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/ana-de-armas-15103_cuba_it-s-hard-to-explain-to-my-parents-what_1837858.jpg)

> [I'd always ask my grandma, who was so, so smart, why she didn't work, and she would explain that her parents didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-d-always-ask-my-grandma-who-was-so-so-smart-why-she-didn-t-work-and/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/reese-witherspoon-2395_asks_i-d-always-ask-my-grandma-who-was-so-so_2027970.jpg)

> [I am hoping, though, that many of them have kids, who, when they have a moment to take a break from their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-friedman/i-am-hoping-though-that-many-of-them-have-kids-who-when-they-have-a/)

[Thomas Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-friedman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/thomas-friedman-1784_break_i-am-hoping-though-that-many-of-them-hav_3113326.png)

> [I really related to that experience of being what we call the 'bridge generation' and always trying to navigate your more traditional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nahnatchka-khan/i-really-related-to-that-experience-of-being-what-we-call-the-bridge/)

[Nahnatchka Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nahnatchka-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/nahnatchka-khan-11439_bridge_i-really-related-to-that-experience-of-b_3140540.jpg)

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